Terremoto 8 - The Yes Issue

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Terremoto 8 - The Yes Issue

14 USD

How could a political incentive for change such as the Colombian peace
treaty signed with FARC after 50+ years of war—and its philosophical
connotation within a traumatic history of violence—be rejected by the
democratic majority in the October 2016 referendum? How could the
economic and cultural collaboration at the scale of a geopolitical zone
such as the European Union also be rejected by a majority of Brexiters
in the UK? How could the United States choose Donald Trump as a
president?
We would like to think that these responses spring out of collective
fear, bigotry, and conservatism, but their causes might be much more
profound, taking root in histories and processes that go way back
through the last tumultuous centuries. A pluralistic future won’t happen
without discussion and it is time to gather our arguments and find a
way to keep on with the conversation—precisely because of our diverse
political, religious, gender, cultural, and racial identifications. In
this issue of Terremoto, we will discuss risk, fear, failure, and
commitment.
We will consider methodology and consensus. Looking at artworks,
aesthetics, and narratives able to depict ambiguous human relationships
towards collective living, political cohabitation and acceptance with
nuance, we will face the ugly truth and argue along the way—often being
tempted to abandon the conversation.
However, in this new year and in praise of difficulty, let’s strive for
compassionate, disciplined action and intellectual generosity. Together,
let’s manage anxiety in the most creative ways by seeking to apprehend
what it is that we truly wish.